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3 locks and huge bars on windows? You're describing NYC in the 90's in LES where I grew up, it's not like that anymore. I live on the 1st floor now with no bars at all, actually no one on the 1st floor has any bars and no robberies in all the time I've lived there.
I was actually describing an apartment building in Elmhurst, Queens along the way to forest hills. The couple who lives there invited us to a welcoming party. They pay significantly less in rent and have a month to month agreement so it not so bad. The inside of the apartment was spacious and they did a good job with the decorations of the apartment.
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There's nothing "luxurious" about most of these apts, that's just what the realtors/builders want you to think.
These days in NYC just about ANY new development is marketed as "luxury"... you know whats luxurious? Not having your bed right in the middle of your living room and having a proper office and dining area...lol
It's also well documented that many people that move in realize they never use the amenities like the gyms.
I think what people define luxury is very subjective. Even if the materials are fancy and cheap, why would you worry as a renter? It is the owner who should be concern that it will need to be replaced within a year.
In terms of luxury, I think it more than the room. Living in a luxury apartment is like living in a gated community surrounded by similar people in a safe and comfortable environment. You have staff of people who cater to you, networking opportunities, I can play music and TV as loud as I want 24/7, invite friends to use the amenities, etc...
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These seem like they should be in the 1,000-1200 range.
Way too low for a brand new apartment in Manhattan. $1K per room is available in the outer boroughs in pre-war building. $3K sounds like a lot, but I guess they are trying to limit the demand by capturing the high end of what someone might be willing to pay.
I was actually describing an apartment building in Elmhurst, Queens along the way to forest hills. The couple who lives there invited us to a welcoming party. They pay significantly less in rent and have a month to month agreement so it not so bad. The inside of the apartment was spacious and they did a good job with the decorations of the apartment.
I think what people define luxury is very subjective. Even if the materials are fancy and cheap, why would you worry as a renter? It is the owner who should be concern that it will need to be replaced within a year.
In terms of luxury, I think it more than the room. Living in a luxury apartment is like living in a gated community surrounded by similar people in a safe and comfortable environment. You have staff of people who cater to you, networking opportunities, I can play music and TV as loud as I want 24/7, invite friends to use the amenities, etc...
Way too low for a brand new apartment in Manhattan. $1K per room is available in the outer boroughs in pre-war building. $3K sounds like a lot, but I guess they are trying to limit the demand by capturing the high end of what someone might be willing to pay.
Where in the outer boroughs? Price range widely, and depending on the apartment you could get rooms for $600 a month in parts of the outer boroughs.
Also you have a lot of rent stabilized tenants who overcharge for rent when they rent out apartments. Anyone who has been living in an apartment for a substantial length of time will be paying below the market rate.
Where in the outer boroughs? Price range widely, and depending on the apartment you could get rooms for $600 a month in parts of the outer boroughs.
Also you have a lot of rent stabilized tenants who overcharge for rent when they rent out apartments. Anyone who has been living in an apartment for a substantial length of time will be paying below the market rate.
$1K would be western queens (excluding LIC), under $1K eastern queens per room. I have heard of people getting under $1k in eastern Brooklyn but who knows now a days with how popular Brooklyn has become.
You can find rooms for under 1000 in the Bronx and even upper Manhattan (particularly Upper Harlem, Inwood, and Washington Heights. And yes Eastern Brooklyn and South Brooklyn, along with Eastern Queens and Staten Island. Ooops, in large parts of NYC one can find a room for under 1000. Why do people insist on pretending the coolest neighborhoods are all that exist in NYC?
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